• m10-att-72-10
    Overview of fragment. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m10-att-72-20
    Drawing. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A (?) Cup

Date
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P63.390
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Cup Type A?
Pottery Ware
Attic Black Figure
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
B-Grid Coordinates
E0 - E5 / S120 - S125 *102.5
Findspot
upper fill
Description
Fragment of body. Exterior: torso of an old man, bearded, with his head turned to the left. His beard has incised strokes and was painted white. His right arm, crossing his body, holds a staff. He wears a robe with a double line at the neck and a floret pattern composed of bluish three-dot clusters. A piece of drapery hangs down at the left. Interior: black glaze.
Dimensions
P.H. 0.025; P.W. 0.029; Th. 0.003.
Comments
See Also
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Author
NHR